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Port worker Union contract set to expire tonight, Atlanta Fed predicts Q2 GDP contraction and China's hog herd continues to shrink...

Turkey votes to allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO, Biden White House wants more GHG data and today's H&P Report is expected to show herd contraction...

Grain and soy futures open the week under pressure with cattle futures higher and hog futures mixed to mostly higher.

A Fed stress test indicates Wall Street is prepared to handle a major recession, Dems urge Biden to limit crude exports and beef stocks decline less than normal...

Fed Chair Powell warns Fed's efforts to thwart inflation could trigger recession, U.N. working to facilitate Russian fertilizer exports and pork packers are cutting in the red...

President Biden to call on congress to suspend gasoline and diesel taxes, shipping prices begin to ease and the Senate Ag Committee will vote on two key livestock bills...

Grain and soy complex futures are under hefty pressure with livestock futures trading mixed to start the week.

Eurozone inflation continues to surge, Argy 2023 wheat crop estimates fall and Fannie May expects a sharp drop in home sales...

NATO will send more aid to Ukraine, China's sow herd expands and House lawmakers will begin work on a plan to lower food and fuel prices...

Fed may raise rates more than originally expected, Russia's oil revenues soar despite sanctions and cash cattle trade firms...

South Korea warns of transport disruptions, Cordonnier raises Brazilian corn crop estimate and the Fed is expected to raise rates this week...

Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and AgriTalk host Chip Flory discuss Putin's game with Ukrainian wheat, weather impacting the midwest, ERP payments, priorities for the next Farm Bill and more.

Corn and wheat futures are firmer with soybeans off to a soft start to the week. Livestock futures are under hefty pressure.

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Vilsack will use CCC funds for school lunch program, gasoline prices hit $5.00 per gallon and Treasury Secretary does not expect a U.S. recession...

China's May exports jump higher, Janet Yellen looks to reconfigure China tariffs and traders suspect hogs have topped...

Soybean futures score new contract highs overnight, Eurozone economic growth improves and U.S. credit card use surpasses pre-pandemic levels...

Russia says two Ukrainian ports have been de-mined, corn and soybeans post stout condition ratings and the Labor Advisory Committee advises Biden extend China tariffs...

Davis Michaelsen and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss several key issues facing Congress as they return from break. Gun control, food prices, the RFS, inflation, Ukraine and more...

Grain and soy futures are sharply higher to start the week. Hog futures are lower with fed cattle favoring the upside this morning...

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Ukraine is working with the U.N. to move Black Sea exports, Eurozone inflation surges and President Biden considers the sale of Russian crude to combat high gasoline prices...

Pope Francis weighs in on grain exports, China's PMI continues to sag and wholesale meat trade hints at strong Memorial Day clearance...

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Chinese Premiere highlights sagging economy, Russia blames the West for Ukrainian shipping woes and Secretary of State Blinken will deliver remarks today...

EU and U.S. are working on global oil price caps, Governor Newsom threatens Californians with water restrictions and beef stocks in April rose to a record...

Wheat futures are higher as corn and soybean futures retreat from overnight gains. Cattle futures are lower as hog futures extend last week's rebound...

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Malaysia maintains palm oil export tax, France's wheat crop ratings soften and Biden Administration lends flexibility to refiners on RFS requirements...

G7 leaders discuss covering Ukraine's bills, HRW tour continues to find struggling crops and Indonesia will drop palm oil export ban...

Some areas surveyed by Wheat Quality Council labeled 'sparse,' UK consumer prices surge and Fed chair warns of the potential for higher unemployment...

Secretary Vilsack raises concerns over Ukraine's grain storage capacity, Tunisia plans to step up phosphate exports and U.S. gasoline prices tap another record high...

Wheat futures gapped higher overnight and corn and soybeans open the week amid solid price support. Lean hog futures are sharply higher with the cattle complex mixed to moderately lower.

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

The European Commission looks to thwart Russian port blockade, diesel prices score fresh record high and the Bloomberg Commodity Agriculture Index soars...

USDA will release key data this morning, Russia expects robust wheat exports and IEA assures global oil output will remain strong...

China scolds U.S. on Taiwan, the Supreme Court will hear Proposition 12 and President Biden is expected to announce funding for domestic fertilizer production...

Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the new Farm Bill, Ukraine, Putin, and the turning point in American government with the leak of a Supreme Court draft.

Corn and soybeans are under pressure with wheat futures supported by crop concerns. Livestock futures are mildly to moderately lower to start the week.

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

ASA says Biden double-cropping incentive package may fall flat, economists expect unemployment to drop and FAO highlights grain trapped in Ukraine...

OPEC members open confab today, the 'new-normal' is not as lucrative as some had expected and Yellen highlights ongoing economic risks...

European LNG imports surge, CRP acreage will fall short of limit and forecaster predicts an active wildfire season in western United States...

Avian influenza numbers continue to climb, markets anticipate a Wednesday rate hike and areas of Brazil are very dry...

Grain and soy complex futures open the week under heavy pressure. Cattle futures are posting corrective gains with lean hogs moderately to sharply lower.

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...

Pelosi dismisses proposed gas tax holiday as a, 'PR' move, the first human case of H5 Bird Flu detected and EPA expects to release RVOs early next week...

Russia threatens the use of nukes, consultant raises Argy soybean crop estimate and a U.S. District Court pegs June 3 EPA deadline on RFS levels...

Soy complex futures are under hefty pressure with corn lower and wheat futures mixed. Cattle futures gapped lower on the open as lean hog futures face moderate to heavy pressure...

Davis Michaelsen and Editor Brian Grete discuss this week's market action...